Keith Idec's boxing index

FEATURED FIGHT: Lucian Bute vs. Brian Magee. Showtime would’ve been better served by making Bute box someone better than Magee on Saturday night (10 p.m.) in the first of Bute’s three-fight deal with the network. While most of the sport’s top super middleweights are engaged in Showtime’s "Super Six World Boxing Classic," Northern Ireland’s Magee (34-3-1, 24 KOs) represents the second straight overmatched opponent for Bute (27-0, 22 KOs) at Bell Centre in Montreal. But Jesse Brinkley (35-6, 22 KOs), whom Bute knocked out in the ninth round Oct. 15, was the mandatory challenger for Bute’s 168-pound IBF crown. Magee is an optional opponent for the Romanian-born, Quebec-based Bute.

LOCAL LOOK: Paterson natives Lou Duva and George Jones will be among the sports figures honored at the Paterson Great Falls Rotary’s second annual "Athletes Making A Difference" beefsteak fundraiser May 5 at The Brownstone in Paterson. Duva, a Wayne resident who trained and/or managed numerous world champions, was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1998. Jones, a Prospect Park resident, was a light heavyweight contender who went 23-3-1 (13 KOs) during his 11-year pro career. For tickets ($55), call 973-200-0013.

THE FINAL BELL: Locked-out Baltimore Ravens safety Tommy Zbikowski (2-0, 2 KOs) will make a quick return to the ring following his first-round TKO win against Richard Bryant (1-3, 1 KO) on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Let’s hope his undetermined opponent offers more resistance than Bryant on March 26 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Bryant collapsed in a heap from what did not appear to be that devastating a body shot.